Fellow Nigerians, I
salute!
It is feasible that 2012
will be a year of absolute dilemma,
suffering, and distress for Nigerians,
particularly the ordinary Nigerians.
These problems though, will not be
constrained to the removal of fuel
subsidy or the inflated cost of
petroleum and other associated
commodities. It will also encompass a
surpassing growth of ubiquitous
kidnapping, armed robbery and slaying of
victims, Boko Haram’s widening attacks,
and many more. Thus, every Nigerian
whether home or abroad, rich or poor,
disabled or non-disabled, young or old,
will be afflicted by President
Jonathan‘s clumsiness in considering or
balancing the economic status of the
citizens with the eradication of fuel
subsidy. It is also palpable that Mr
President is inept and confounded on
ways to crush Boko Haram, and provide
optimum security to Nigerians, and
friends of Nigeria.
While Nigerians continue
to live in apprehension as a result of
Boko Harem’s increasing evil attacks, Mr
President was bewildered on the subject
of terrorism and war against terror. As
the people mourned over the attack on
Christians on Christmas day 2011, they
cried and gazed at President Jonathan
for comfort and protection. And as if
that were not austere enough to
instigate a total commitment to deep and
reflective thinking in search of
solutions, he turned his back on the
people who elected him and inflicted
more agony and torture, by eradicating
the fuel subsidy without any
intelligible debate or consideration on
the subject matter, causing additional
suffering to Nigerians.
Thinking about it, had it
been Nigeria was not a failed state,
President Jonathan would have lost the
right to rule Nigeria because, at this
stage, he is unable to secure the
welfare and security of the people of
Nigeria. This is Pursuant to
section
14 (2) (b) of
the Constitution of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria, which stipulates that, ‘the
security and welfare of the people shall
be the primary purpose of government’.
In relation to National economy,
section 16 (1) (b) goes
further to suggest that the government
shall, ‘control the national economy in
such manner as to secure the maximum
welfare, freedom and happiness of every
citizen on the basis of social justice
and equality of status and opportunity’.
However, since Mr
President lacks the adequate dexterity
to secure the protection of our people,
and since he has wilfully shut his eyes
to the cries of multitudes of suffering
Nigerians, then he should resign
amicably, and if he is not prepared to
do so, the National Assembly should then
implement the power vested on them under
section 143 of the
Constitution, to impeach him. Have we
forgotten that the constitution
empowered the National Assembly to ‘make
laws for the peace, order, and good
government of the Federation’?
For goodness sake,
majority of Nigerians are abysmally
furious since the removal of fuel
subsidy. Isn’t President Jonathan aware
of the provisions of Section
14 (2) (a)
of the
constitution which stipulates that
‘sovereignty belongs to
the people of Nigeria from whom
government derives all its powers and
authority’? , or did he choose to ignore
this authority?
It is evident that
President Jonathan has no intention to
ease the sufferings of those who elected
him by going ahead to remove the fuel
subsidy. What Mr President has done was
to exasperate series of strikes,
rallies, and uncontrollable riots that
could lead to unwarranted deaths.
Millions of Nigerians across the nation
are preparing for a massive protest
against President Jonathan’s
unconscientious action.
There is no doubt
Nigerians are aggravated, and they are
hurting due to President Jonathan’s
incompetency. But let us not forget that
the issue of Boko Haram’s terror is
still unresolved. The truth is that Boko
Haram like any other terrorist group
remains committed to inflicting mass
casualties. While our nation is in
disarray, and many people propose a mass
protest, we must be aware that Boko
Haram does not give warnings, and may
attack in crowded public places at any
time.
It will be strenuous to
dictate Boko Haram in any crowded place
because they can easily conceal
themselves within the crowd. While it
may be possible to dictate them by the
tools of their trade, there might be no
time to act promptly, and individuals
who may be exercising their right to
protest can be easily cut up.
It is extremely difficult
to figure out what runs in the minds of
Boko Harram and its members especially
now Nigeria is in chaos. Sometimes I
wonder how a human being can enjoy
taking his life and the lives of fellow
human beings. Nigerians should be
acquainted that Boko Haram will not back
out, and as such, while we carry out
protests against President Jonathan’s
removal of fuel subsidy, the practical
difficulty in providing security at any
crowded places, makes it easier for Boko
Haram to carry out their evil attacks.
Unfortunately, all our
sorrows and agonies are engendered by
President Jonathan’s incompetency.
President Jonathan has shown no remorse
whatsoever to the cries of the people,
instead of directing his attention to
their plight, he imprudently carried out
the will of IMF and the World Bank. Does
he think that there is no rational basis
for his government to support the poor
and less privileged? Is he bird-brained
to realise that one of the aims of the
government is to protect the poor and
the vulnerable members of the society?
I hereby remind President Jonathan that
since he has failed to protect the
wellbeing of the ordinary Nigerians,
then the people have every right to
oppose his policies and question his
competency as a leader, pursuant to
section
40
of the
constitution.
Nigeria has gone a long
way with zero success due to bad
government. In her speech; Nigeria
towards a new future, the US Secretary
of State Mrs Clinton, reminded Nigerians
that the level of poverty in Nigeria has
risen from 46% to 70% over the last 30
years due to corruption and bad
governance. She went on to quote the
World Bank, stating that Nigeria has
lost over 300 million dollars as a
result of corruption among leaders. If
President Jonathan thinks that the
people will be gullible to believe his
bogus plans of improving the economy, he
should think again, because the people
strongly believe that the removal of
fuel subsidy is a strategy to once again
loot the Nigerian economy. President
Jonathan’s predecessors are all looters,
and do you think he is the saint amongst
them? I don’t think so.
As we cry to God for
help, and as we carry out our right of
protest, let us not forget that
President Jonathan’s priority was the
removal of fuel subsidy rather than find
a solution for demolishing Boko Haram,
and providing utmost security for the
People. To that effect, Boko Haram like
any other terrorist group remains
committed to inflicting mass casualties,
and may devilishly carry out their
attacks in crowded public places,
perhaps during protests. May God help
Nigeria!
Published
January 8th, 2012
